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TQY SAVINGS BANK. No. 255,090.

Patented Mar. 14, 1882.

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TOY SAVINGS BANK.

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CHARLES G. SHEPARD AND PETER ADAMS, JR, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK; SAID ADAMSASSIGNOR TO. WALTER J. SHEPARD, OF SAME PLACE.

TOY SAVINGS-BANK SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.255,090, dated March 14, 1882 i v Application filed February 4, 1882.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES G. SHEPARD and PETER. ADAMs, J r., of thecity of Bufi'alo, in the county of Erie and State of New York,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Savings-Banks, of whichthe following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to a toy bank or moneybox which has the form ofthe head and upper portion of a human body, the head having an openmouth through which the coins are intro- ,duced into the cavity of thehollow figure.

which the coins are placed, and whereby the coins are introduced intothe open mouth also, of a pivoted tongue which obstructs the open mouthof the figure except when the coins are introduced into the same; also,of the mechanism whereby the movable eyeballs are raised when the coinsare introduced into the mouth of the figure; also,of a hinged platewhich obstructs the throat of the figure and prevents the coins frombeing shaken out of the mouth and of several details of construction, aswill be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure Us a perspective view of ourimproved toyb'ank.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of'our improved toy bank,showing the hinged arm in its lowest position and the tongue, eyeballs,and other movable parts in co'rrespondingpositions. Fig.3is a similarview, showing these parts in the position which they assume when thecoins areintroducedinto the mouth of the figure. Fig. 4 is a verticalcross-section looking forward. Fig. 5 is an interior view of theshoulder-joint of the pivoted arm. Fig. 6 isa.

vertical section of the upper portion of the fixed arm. Fig. 7 is afrontview of the movable eye-plate.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the head of the figure, a the open mouth thereof, B theupper portion of the; body, and b the throat or passage whichconnectsthe interior or cavity of the head A with that of the body B. I 1

(J is the right arm, which is pivoted to the body B,'and D the left arm,which is rigid ate; cast in onepiece with the body.

E represents the tongue-plate, which is piv-' oted to the interiorof thehead A by horizontal pivots e, projecting laterally from the up; perextremities of the plate and turningin bear-E in gs or sockets f, whichare formed on the in ner side of the head A, and in which the piv ots care held by bent wires f.

9 represents a projecting rib formed on the lower front side of thetongue-plate, so as to project into the open mouth a and give theappearance of the end of the tongue being visible between the teeth.

g is a lip or marginal flange formed at the lower edge of thetongue-plate E, and bearing against the inner side of the head, wherebythe forward movement of the ton gne-pla-te is limited.

H is, a rearwardly and downwardly projecting arm cast with thetongue-plate, and tending by its overhanging weight to hold the lowerportion of the tongue-plate against the open mouth. A

I is a horizontal rock-shaft arranged transversely in the body B of thefigure, and supported in bearings i in the side walls thereof.

*5 is a thumb-piece secured to the left-hand end of the shaft I, nearthe fixed arm D of the figure, and projecting rearwardly through anopening in the shoulder.

The pivoted arm 0 is secured hand 'end of the shaft I. This arm ispreferably cast in two parts, one constituting the upper and one thelower portion of the arm, and both secured together by a rivet or screw,j. The arm is secured to 'the shaft I by a screw,{ j, or other suitablemeans.

J is an upwardly and forwardly projecting arm secured centrally to theshaft I, and en gaging under the arm H, formed with the tongueplate. Theend of the arm 0 is preferably provided with a dish, 0, upon which thecoins are placed, and the arm is made of such form s to the right- 5into the open mouth a.

It represents the openings of the eyes, and K is a plate arranged in thehead A in the rear of the openings 70, and provided with horizontalpivots k, which turn in bearings W. The eyeballs are painted upon thefront side of the plate K, opposite the openings k.

Z is a depression formed in the front side of the plate K, and Z is astud or stop cast on the inner side of the head and projecting into thedepression 1, whereby the downward movement of the plate K is limited. Y

Z isa similar stop arranged above the plate K, and serving to limit theupward movement of the same.

L is a projection cast on the rear side of the plate K, and adapted tobe actuated by the arm H of the tongue-plate. The arm H is pro- :videdon its upper side with a rib, .h, which is designed to come in contactwith the projection L.

M represents a plate hung in the throat I) by means of horizontal pivotsm, which turn in bearings m, formed in the side walls of the figure.

m is a slot formed in the upper portion of the plate M for the passageof the arm J.

n is a horizontal diaphragm, which closes the rear portion of the throatI), the plateM being designed to close the front portion of the throatwhen the figureis laid on its face for the purpose of shaking the coinscontainedin the cavity of the bodyAout of themouth ot' the figure. 0represents thebottom plate, which closes the lower end of the body B,and which is removabl y secured by a screw, 12, or otherwise, so thatthe bodycan be emptied when desired. The figure is cast in two parts-afrontpart and a rear part-which are secured together by screws q. Whenthe parts are in their position of rest the mouthis closed by thetongueplate E and the throat by the plate M, as represented in Fig. 1.Upon depressing the thum bpiece t the arm 0 is swung upwardly until thedish 0 arrives opposite the mouth a, as represented in Fig. 2. The armJ, attached to the shaft I, at the same time swings the arm Hot thetongue-plate backwardly, thereby removing thetongue-plate from the mouthand permitting the coin placed on the dish 0 to enter the mouth and passdown into the throat. The plate M at the same time drops back andpermits the coin to pass through the throat bint'o the bodyB of thefigure. When the dishchas about arrived in the position in which thecoin is delivered into the mouth the rib h of the arm H comesin contactwith the projection L on the plate K and turns the latter slightlyupward,

thereby moving the eyeballs upward at the moment the coin is swallowed.Upon releasing the thumb-piece z" the parts are returned to their formerpositions by gravity.

We claim as our invention l. Thecombination, with a receptacle, A B,

having an open mouth, a, of apivoted arm, 0, adapted to receive thecoins and convey the same to the open mouth.

2. The combination, with a receptacle, A B, having an open mouth, a, ofa pivoted arm, 0, mounted on a horizontal shaft, I, and a thumbpieee,t", whereby the shaft is actuated.

3. The combination, with a receptacle, A B, having an open mouth, a, ofa pivoted arm, 0, a pivoted tongue-plate, E, and means whereby the armand tongue-plate are simultaneously actuated, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with a receptacle, A B, having an open mouth, a, ofa pivoted arm, 0, rock-shaft I, provided with an arm, J, and a pivotedtongue-plate, E, provided with an arm, H, adapted to be actuated by thearm Jof the rock-shaft.

5. The combination, with a receptacle, A B, having an open mouth, a, ofa pivoted tongueplate,E, provided with an overhanging arm, H, wherebythe lower edge of the tongue-plate is pressed forwardly against themouth, and a lip, g, formed on the tongue-plate, whereby the forwardmovement of the tongue-plate is.

limited.

6. The combination, with a receptacle, A B, having an open mouth, a, ofa pivoted arm, 0. shaft I, provided with an arm, J, a pivotedtongue-plate provided with an arm, H, and a pivoted eye-plate, K,provided with a projection, L, adapted to be actuated by the arm H ofthe ton gue-plate.

7. The combination, with the head A, provided with eye-openings 7c and astop, l,of the hinged eye-plate K, having a depression, l,into which thestop Z projects, and whereby the downward movement of the eyeplate islimited.

8. The combination, with the head A, provided with eye-openings k, ofthe hinged eyeplate K and a stop, Z arranged on the inner side of thehead above the eye-plate, whereby the upward movement of the eye-plateis limited.

t). The combination, with the head A and body B, connected by a throator contracted passage, b, of a hinged plate, M, hung in said throat toobstruct the same when the figure is placed in a horizontal position.

oHAs. e. SHEPARD. PETER ADAMS, JR.

